Discussion of three criteria needed to keep the City of Fort Smith in compliance with a federal consent decree is on the ...

Fort Smith Board to discuss water leak repairs, sewer rates, and rising insurance costs at Feb. 11 study session.

Karl Racine says Cleveland police have implemented key polices mandated in the decree. Now, his team is assessing them in depth, with the edict's future in question.

was violating parts of the U.S. Constitution and federal law and it placed the department under a Consent Decree. Over the past decade, under the supervision of a federal judge and a monitoring ...

A divorce will not automatically change estate planning. The keys to making these changes are ensuring an ex-spouse cannot ...

A letter from Sen. Bernie Moreno raises questions about the federal government’s continued involvement in the consent decree.

State laws govern the name change process for minors, often requiring consent from multiple parties ... use your new name officially on all government and financial records. Some states require ...

The district has spent millions on external contracts and administrative salaries while ignoring critical initiatives.

Hundreds of millions of dollars have been paid in cases involving 3 ex-cops: Jon Burge, Reynaldo Guevara and Ronald Watts. And more than 220 lawsuits are still pending. Beleaguered taxpayers might end ...